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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub

Oops, I dropped my paddle! #Wordless Wednesday #Up a creek without a paddle – no more SUP for me!

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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Though we were on the cusp of Summer …

… it already felt like Summer was here – whew! So much for savoring the last weekend of Spring. Perhaps if I had not arrived midday at Elizabeth Park, I would have appreciated the ambiance of this venue a wee … Continue reading

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Wood Duck #Wordless Wednesday #Blurred lines … Mama Wood Duck and ducklings

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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The stars were aligned for me on this walk.

‘Tis the first Monday of a new month, so it’s time to use the August nature calendar page which is featured above. This venue is Tipperary, Ireland … not that there is anything Irish-looking about the photo. It was Father’s … Continue reading

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I’m not an introvert … just forgot the sunscreen. #Wordless Wednesday #Trying not to look leathery ya know!

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Meandering FOR …

… and AROUND munchkins. The March of Dimes was always a favorite charity of my mom’s. I don’t know the reason because I was born a healthy baby, albeit small … 4 pounds, 11 ounces, something that this 5 foot, … Continue reading

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Mucky Ducks! #Wordless Wednesday #Mama Mallard and ducklings

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An artsy amble.

I know I have infused a little bit of culture, history and nature into my recent posts about the Henry Ford Estate and today I have even more culture and nature to share … (and no, not about that venue). … Continue reading

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A perfect pose, then a photobomb! #Wordless Wednesday #Sneaky Goose

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Rambling on – more words, photos and steps.

I don’t usually do back-to-back posts but, as I kept adding paragraphs and photos, yesterday’s post begged to be divided … so I did. When part one of this seemingly endless walk concluded yesterday, I had already trekked through the … Continue reading

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